Apple TV Unboxing and First Impressions

The fourth generation Apple TV is out today, and we've got our first hands on impressions of it. In the box you'll find the Apple TV, the Siri Remote, a power cable, and Lightning cable, which is used to charge the remote.

Set up is simple if you have and iPhone or iPad. Simply pair the Apple TV with your iOS device using Bluetooth and your Apple ID and home network settings will automatically be synced over. If you don't have and iOS device, then you'll have to manually enter your Apple ID, which turned out to be a chore with the Siri Remote's trackpad.

Although there's a new operating system on the Apple TV, called tvOS, anyone who has used an old Apple TV will feel right at home. Your apps are laid out in a grid, and you now have access to the App Store to download apps and games.

One of the games we tried is Rayman Adventures, which was designed to be used with the Siri Remote. The graphics are gorgeous and scale well on a full HD television. The controls took some getting used to, and we had some initial troubles with the remote not recognizing our swipes. A quick visit to the Settings app fixed it and we played Rayman Adventures without issue after that.

The controls for Rayman Adventures are intuitive; swipe in the direction you want him to go and click on the trackpad to jump. You can even wall-jump by holding down the trackpad. The entire game can be played using one hand, but other games could leverage the other buttons on the remote.

We're going to have a full review of the Apple TV so stay tuned to IGN.